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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-09
Bangor District.

Presiding Elder-F. II. OsGooD.
Argyle, Alton and Costgan-Supplied b ii. l.
McCann.
BangOr-1st Church, G. ID. Lindsay.
Union street, F. c. Rogers.
Belast-B. c. Wentworth.
Brewer and Eddington-A. A. Lewis.
Brownville Circuit-F. u. Whittram.
Carmel Crcut-ro be supplied.
Clinton Circuit. 5. Thompson.
Dexter-W. III. Faroat.
Dixmont Cireuit-Supplied by G. f. Files.
Dovcr-T. II. Murphy.
East Corinth and Corinth-A. J. Lockhart
East Knox and Morrill-Supplied by N. X. Turner
Guilford Crcuit-J. T. Crosby.
Hampden-D. II. Sawyer.
Harmony and Ripley-F. W. Towle.
Lagrange and Bradford-S. I. Page.
Newport Circuit-Johu Finling.
Odtovn, Orono and Upper Stillwater-C. A.
Southard.
Pttsfeld-R. NJ. wilkins.
St Adams Circuit-E. :. skinner
Unity and rroy-w. Lermond.
Winterport-W. Baldwin.
Searsport-C. l.. Haskell
Sebec Circuit-To be supplied
Prospect Circuit-To be supplied.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-09
HOuItOu District.

Presiding Elder-JAs. W. DAY.
Ashland Circuit-Supplied by s. Boody.
Alexander and Cooper-C. &. Whifden.
Calais-C. +. Lboey.
Caribou Circuit-C. ii. Levereton.
Danforth Circuit w. F. Prince.
Forest City and Vancs boro-E. ). walker.
Fort Fairfield Circuit-C. B. withee.
Glenwood Circuit-supplied by N. II siprelle.
Houlton, Hodgdon and Linneus-M II "illiams'
Kingman Circuit-Supplied by +. w. Brooks
Lincoln and Mattswamkeag-C. Rogers,
Mapleton Circuit-Supplied by s. NJ Small.
Monticello and Littleton-W. t. johnson
Mercer Cirsuit-Supplied by b. d. Boswerth'
Mitown--G. G. Winslow.
Patten-N. LANA; sh.
Springfield and Carroll-supplied by Sherman
Dyer.
Brook and Oakheld-JlW. Price.
Topsneld Crcuii-Supplied.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-09
EAST MAINE CONFERENCE.
Eight Candidates Admitted On Trial
The Business rTansacted-List of Ap-
pOintments.
BANGOR, Nav /.

BANGOR, Nav !.
In the East Maine conference this after
noon, A. Prince presided =, the annual edu.
eational meeting. in the absence of the
bishop. Rev p j. Robinson offered PRAYER.
The annual report was read by II Fernald.
The schools under the patronage of the con.
ference are the Bucksport Seminary. LasselI
Seminary, Wesleyan University and Boston
University. Addresses were delivered BY
Rev. II. E Frohock and Rev. o. II, Fernald
The following visitors were appointed: To
Bucksport Seminary, o II. Fernald, V. p,
Wardwell, w. Baldwin, c. A. Main and NJ.
G. Prescott; to Boston University. H. f.
Frohoek and wife Lsssell Seminary, c. B.
Besse; Wesleyan, c. l.. Haskell. The
ladies held business missionary meeting in
the church parlors at o'clock. Rev. W.
Ii. Williams was appointed publishing agent
for another yaar J. w. Day was appointed
auditor of the presiding elders accounts. W.
II. Williams, c. L. Haskell aud P. E. Brown
were appointed on resolutions. Revs. D. B.
Dow and George Bradford, candidates for
admission on trial, were reported and ad.
vsncsd to the next class W +. Prince was
not present He will continue his present
relations To the conference.
The financial agent of the Bucksport Sem
mary was instructed to Publish his annual
report on the conference minutes. The
bishop announced that there would be four
districts in the conference in the future in
stead of three. The conference was author
ized to drawn on the trustees for $3.50 for
superannuated pres chers, also draft of
81 II for domestic missions. +. G.. Rogers
was appointed preacher of the missionary
sermon and S. B. Chadwick alternate. Rev.
| w. l.. Brown WAS elected transportation
agent for the next year.
At the evening service the anniversary of
the church extension society was observed,
Rev. c. l.. Haskell presiding. The follow
ing were admitted On trial. c. II. Fuller
w. F. Stewart, S. n. Stillphen. J p. Now
Ian, w. A. McGraw, +. l.. Brooks, G.. c.
Whdden, +. f. Whitman.
BANGOR Nav s.
| The Methodist conference closed here TO-
day. The various church pulpits were sup
| piled By the visiting pastors. Bishop Wal
den preached at the First Methodist church.
F. l. Brooks. II. n Norton, NJ LaMsrsh
and j. ID. Payson were ordained deacons
| The love feast was largely attended, led by
Rev. +. II. Osgood
This evening was the anniversary of the
Womau's Foreign Missionary Society Mrs.
Jewell read rep rt showing the great ad.
vance work during the year. Mrs. S. L..
| Baldwin of Boston, 20 years a missionary to
China, made an interesting address. Bishop
Walden made hi, closing address. after
which the appointments were read and the
conference adjourned. The following are
the appointments:
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W9r Department,
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stationars temperature. mus )
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-21

The sticklebacks are all great fighters;
and it may be broadly laid down once
more as a general principle of animal life,
and at the same time a contribution to the
theory of tittlebats, that all very hand
some and decorated creatures are natur-
ally pugnacious of disposition. Thus, stays
fight one another with their branching
antlers for the possession of the does.
Salmon constantly join battle and tear
one another to pieces savagely on the
recognized spawning bed. the polyga-
nous ruff, distinguished from his sober
suited mate, the reeve, by his curious
crest, and by the great collar of plumes
from which his name is taken, is as full
of the Homeric Joy of battle as a game
cock, and quite as gamy.
The wild Samaritan ancestor of our
own barndoor fowl "does battle in defense
of his seraglio till one of the combatants
drops down dead" Black cock and
capercailzie assemble annually. at regular
tournaments, to fight one another, and
display their beauty before their expectant
and undecided danes; and on such occa-
sions Kovalevsky has seen the snow of
their arenas in Russia all red with blood
anu CONeTtu Will tlle toIil out ledtieiS vi
the champions. Most of the handsomest
birds and animals, indeed, are provided
with special weapons for these fierce en-
counters, such as the spurs of game birds,
the horns of antelopes, the anters of stays,
the tusks of the musk deer, the wing
darts of the palamedia, and the fierce,
spiny fins of the most decorative fishes.
Even the dainty little humming birds
themselves are prodigious fighters, and
have seen them engaging one another in
their aerial battles with the utmost pluck,
vigor and endurance. Furthermore, beauty
in animals is almost always accompanied
as DIR. Gunther has observed, by a very
hasty and irritable temper.-Populal
Science Monthly.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-21

Many overworked Americans, mer-
chants as well as doctors, will appreciate
the following anecdote of DR.. Matthew
Baillie, celebrated Scotch physician.
For many years he was accustomed to
devote sixteen hours day to business, a
burden of labor which necessarily told
upon his health, and was the cause of a
painful irritability Of disposition. Con-
scious of this tendency, he tried to con-
troll it.
Frequently, when sitting down to table
after day of fatigue, he would hold up
his hands to his family, who were pre-
pairing to welcome him, exclaiming;
Don't speak to mel" and then pres
emily, after taking sip from his glass
and clearing the cloud from his brow, he
would look round with a loving smile
and say; you may speak to me now. +"
He was usually very courteous and in
dulgent to his patients, but his irritability
sometimes got thebetter of him. Youth 4
T~-rr"nio~
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-21

Of money in paying them and in buying med
icines, but grew worse rather than better.
However, she had heard of Jesus and the
wonderful cures he had performed, and re-
solved to go to him. She had such great
faith in him she thought she might be cured
II she could just touch the hem OF his gar
ment The men in that country and other
eastern lands wear loose flowing gar
ments simply hemmed around the edge.
There was q great crowd following Jesus, but
that sick woman pressed through and touched
his garment, when, behold, she was instantly
cured. Only believe according to your faith
be it unto you. She had great faith, and re-
ceived great cure. Relate the story
The third miracle-After healing the
womH' the crowded street, Jesus went
home h the ruler and raised his child from
death. When he left the rulers house, two
blind men heard he was coming, and they,
too, believed he could cure them
They heard the crowd approaching, and
began to call aloud to Jesus, "Thou son Of
David, have mercy on U.S. The people told
them to keep still, for they called aloud, max
ing great noise, while Jesus did not seem to
notice them. Jesus passed along, and the
crowd followed, the blind men Fastening on
after him, still crying for mercy. They were
determined to do all they could to receive
their sight, for they believed Jesus could
give it to them. They had faith that led to
works; faith that led them to do all in their
power to secure the blessing This is the
right kind of faith, and the kind that receives
the blessing.-Sunday School World.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-21
SUNDRY HINTS.

To polish steel, rub it with a piece of
emery paper from which you have re-
moved some of the roughness by rubbing
it on an old knife.
Children in the country often poison
their hands with singing nettles. 1t is
said that juice of burdock leaves, which
are apt to grow in the near vicinity of
the nettles, will stop the irritation.
We suppose the corn starch pudding,
or the oatmeal, to be eaten cold. isn't
really any better, but it seems to taste
better when it has been turned out of a
pretty mould with an ear of corn or a
fluted melon on top.
If you have black lace or black gren-
adine dress that has turned rusty and
brown, mix two tablespoonful of am
monia in a cupful of vinegar. and after
ripping the dress and shaking in thor
oughly, wipe it over lightly with piece
of soft old bed-tick dipped in the mixture,
Iron on the wrong side.
Bananas are delicious for tea; slice
them, but not too thin. Scatter powder
ed sugar on them, and before it dissolves
squeeze the juice of several lemons on
them also; or oranges may be cut up and
mixed with them, or they may be served
with sugar and cream alone. They make
a popular dessert with whipped cream
sweetened and favored with vanilla
poured over them. A tablespoonful OF
gelatine dissolved and stewed with the
cream gives little body to it. 1t is mic,
served with sponge cake.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-21
How to Collect a Surgeons Fee.

When 1 was the doctors student he
was the surgeon to the board of police,
and as such was required to take care of
all police patients when they were under
arrest He was required to treat all
policemen and all prisoners without
charge, but was entitled to fees from
those who went to the station house for
aid. One night he was out and was in
the Office alone, when an officer entered
and said "Where's the doctor? There is
an Italian sailor down at No. -, who
is badly cut up. He walked in Just now
and reported that he had been attacked
in a saloon. He is in bad shape and
needs immediate attention" l grabbed
a few bandages. some plaster and a case
of instruments and started to the station
house. found the fellow in bad shape,
but no bones were broken and no vital
part was injured. ! soon had him all
fixed, except one wound in the side,
which had been made by stiletto.
Just before began to dress that one of
the policemen whispered that he had
plenty of money, and that if made him
pay he would have less with which to get
into another row. Consequently l mildly
suggested that the bill would be so. The
sailor swore that he would not pay but
said it would be well to collect from the
man who had done the cutting. The
doctor entered as the man declined to
liquidate. He said nothing about money,
but asked me if l had fixed him up in
good shape. I informed him that he was
all right except that the stab wound
needed dressing. With that he asked to
look at it, and taking a curved probe he
inserted it in the wound and remarked;
Don't you think you had better pay the
fee?'' "Me no paya centa, replied the
man: "fella what cutta, he paya." But
the doctor had not the time to find that
fellow. Instead he twisted the probe a
trifle and again put the question. He re-
ceived the same answer as before, but it
was delivered in much higher key.
Again the probe was turned, this time
with a slight wrenching motion. Great
Scott! You ought to have heard that
Italian yell. The explosives which he
poured out could not be reproduced. But
the last portion of his remarks were en-
tirely satisfactory. Take it outa," he
yelled; ''take it outa. Ave Maria! paya
anything" He paid. Baltimore Amer
| lean.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-21
ORCHARD PRODUCTS AND WHAT
BECOMES OF THEM.

"They are eaten mostly" and If the
houses in this country were lifted of
some cold winter night, and the happy
firesides disclosed, that answer to the
inquiry would seem to be final. The
orchard products are eaten--devoured by
young and old, fed to animals, sold in the
market, while uncounted millions of
windfalls and worm-eaten fruit rot on the
ground and return to the land some
what of the valuable qualities the grow
ing crop has so eagerly taken up. BY
the census of 1880, the value of the or
chard products of the United States was
nearly SOL 100000. This includes apples,
peaches, pears, etc. The special inquiry
now is as to the apple crop, which is, no
doubt, the largest proportion of the above
named sum. The export of apples,
dried and IN barrels, reaches the very
respectable figure of nearly S3,000,000 in
value-a boon and "boom'' of no incon-
siderable account to the farmer-while
canned fruits exported aggregate value
of more than 100000.
Many years ago, one Buchanan, a
Scotchman, came to this country, and a
few years later, with characteristic nat
ional foresight, devised the plan of send
ing American apples to Europe. In 1915
he dispatched five barrels from Boston to
Glasgow. The venture paid, and he
repeated it, until he had an established
trade. The steamships then were half
the capacity of those in our day, and
took twice as many days to make the
passage. The apple export began from
Boston, now the export is mainly from
Boston and New York, the two cities
doing tive-sixths of all this business.
In the export of dried apples Balti-
more is far ahead of Boston, while New
York, as is natural, leads the record, and
almost monopolizes the business. The
dimensions of this export trade in apples
are in these days, imposing; and Glas-
gov has yielded to Liverpool as the port
of entry abroad. The five barrels of 1915
have grown to more than seven hundred
thousand in lSS5-6, and Canada has en-
tered the field as a competition Ameri-
can Agriculturist for October.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-21
Che Pouseholo.
NEW METHOD OF CANNING.

A correspondent of the Southern Guilt
vator thus describes sulphurous method
of preserving fruit and vegetables:
Carefully wash, withoutpe eling, your
fruit (such as peaches, pears, plums, ap-
pies, tomatoes, etc) of course corn must
be cut from the cob. Weigh it carefully
and to every ten pounds of fruit or vege-
tables weigh out one-half pound of sui
phur. Put up the fruit in jars, not neces-
sarily with ar-tight covers barely cover
with water, leaving the vessels uncovered.
Place the jars in box, and in some
earthernware vessel place the sulphur;
set it on fire, cover the box air-tight until
the sulphur is consumed; remove the box
lid, cover the jars and place away for
winter. My friend told me that she
always opens her jars over night and
places the contents in clear water, which
relieves them of the slightly sulphurous
taste which they have when first opened.
This method is particularly acceptable to
housekeepers who have number of jars
without air-tight covers, as my informant
tells me that cloth tied over the mouth
is sufficient"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-21
THE NEW YORK STATE FAIR.

Following is list of the premiums
awarded on Merinos at the recent New
orll State fair, which was held at Roch-
ESTER:
Bred for Fneness Of Wool.-Rams over
B years old, l, c. w. Lewis, Hopewell;
P, B. d. 81 c. Kenyon, Centre White
Creek Two years old, l, ID. Cossitt,
Dnondaga 2, C. o. Partridge, Peoria,
One year old, l, c. ID. & c. Kenyon; 3.
=. o. Partridge. Ram lambs, and =, d.
(Cossitt. Ewes over 3 years old, l, D..
|Cossit; 2, G. d. & C. Kenyon. Two
years old, l, ID. Cossitt; 2, W. j. Tyler,
30. Byron. One year old, l, w. j. Tyler /;
?, C. ID. q c. Kenyon. Eve lambs, |, c..
p. & c. Kenyon; 2, d. Cossitt.
Bred for Weight Of Fleece.-Rams over
B years old, l, S. b. Lusk, Batavia; 2, S.
s. Lusk, Victor. Two year old, /, d.
Cossitt; 2, Ray Bros, Hemlock Lake.
One year old, l, c. o. Partridge; 2, Ray
Bros. Ram lambs, l, ID. Cossitt; 2, c..
Nv. Lewis. Ewes over years old, l, Ray
Bros; 2, c. o. Partridge. Two years old,
ID. Cossitt; 2, G. o. Partridge. One
So. Bloomfield. Eve lambs, l, Ray
Bros; 2, c. w. Lewis.
Bred for Length Of Staple.-Rams over
B years old, l, Ray Bros; 2, C. w. Lewis.
Two years old, l, c. o. Partridge; 2, j.
HOag. One year old, l, c. d. &. c. Ken
yon; 2, c. o. Partridge. Ram lambs, l,
D. Cossitt; 2, Ray Bros. Ewes over 3
years old, /, c. ID. e. c. Kenyon. Two
years old, l, ID. Cossitt; 2, c. d. Il c,
Kenyon. One year old, l, d. Cossitt; 2,
Ray Bros. Eve lambs, l, d. Cossitt; 2,
G. o. Partridge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-21
farm Copies.
MEASURING CORN IN THE CRIB.

Many rules are given by which the
humber of bushels of corn in crib may
be ascertained. But these are more or
less Enthusiastically from the fact that
They assume that two bushels of corn on
The ear are equal to one of shelled corn !;
whereas, in point of fact some corn will
not make it, while some will more than
do so. These rules, however, often serve
p convenient purpose, atfording fairly
reasonable estimate, much closer one
than may be had from mere measurement
of the eye. Following are few such
rules, any one of which may be employed
as an approximate estimate; the first is
most generally used:
l. Measure the length, breadth and
heigth of the crib, inside the rail multi
ply these together and divide by two.
The result is the number of bushels of
shelled corn.
2. Level the corn so it is of equal
depth throughout Multiply the length,
breadth and depth together, and this pro-
duct by four, and cut off one the figures
to the right of the product. The remain
ing figures will represent the number OF
bushels of shelled corn.
3. Multiply length by height and then
by width, add two ciphers to the result,
and divide by l24. This gives the number
of bushels of ears. Another rule is to pro-
coed as above to obtain the cubic feet
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-21
Sheep 0nterest.
SALES OF SHEEP
RECORDED IN THE VERMONT MERlNC
sAEEP-RREEpERS' ASSOCIATION.

sHEEP-BREEDERs' ASSOCIATION.
Mrs. NJ. Bugbee, Republic, o., to II. F. Ran
hall Il Co., weiser, Idaho, sheep.
G. Webster, Shoreham, VT, to W. n. Farm
nam, w. Cornwall, VT, sheep.
f. Copeland Son, Douglass, Kansas, to T.
B. Overstreet, Killeen, Texas, ram.
j. W. Abernethy, Cornwall, VT, to +. X.
severance, East Middlebury, VT, rams.
C. c. Dorr, Mich, to L. b. Lawrence, Chcl-
bea, Mich, 6 ewes, 2 from flock of c. NJ. Eel
lows, from II. Lane flock, from F. S. IIolley
hook and from flock of c. c. Dorr to Will
lam Fletcher Sylvan Center, Mich, ram
from flock OF w. L. Delano.
c. B. Carter, Greenwich, n. Y, to J. r. Near
thur, n. Y, 10 sheep, from his own flock and
from A. II. Miller flock.
f. II. Eldredge, Town Line, Vt, to j. A.
Johnston, Iowa, 81 ewes, 10 from hts own
hook and from c. w. Kinds flock.
d. W. Roberts, North Pomfret, VT, to Ira
Webster, East Barnard, VT, sheep.
c. p. Crane, Bridport, VT, to j. c. S. Hamil-
ton, West Cornwall, Vt, ewes.
Cat ON Hill, Johnstown, o., to j. S. Thomp.
son, Jaeger, o., ewes, rams.
A. w. Maring, Mendon, Mich, to II. F. Ran.
dali & Co., Weiser, Idaho, 8 rams.
L. S. Burnell Bridport, VT, to NJ. B. Hurd
hnd F. II. Edredge, Town Line, VT, ram.
j. S. Wood, Saline, Mich, to n. n. Forsuch
Abilene, Texas, rams.
j. II. Mead, West Rutland, VT, to d. G
Epaulding Woodstock, VT, ram from flock
of c. Lincoln.
James Forbes, Shoreham, Vt, to Van Geeson
Bros, Clinton. Mich, rams, A from his own
hook, Q from II. Hamilton flock and from A
&. Minturn flock.
,al n
Saline, Mich, . ewes from the flock of VII
lam McCauley.
F. II. Bacon, Vergennes Vt, to George E.
Childs, Weybridge, W.T. IA rams.
John Ogilvie, Croton, Ohio to Geo. Edel
blute, New Way, o., % ewes and rams the
"a ms marked Ogilvie, also Is ewes marked
bsilvie and marked d. Giddings
Cation Hill, Johnston, o., to Samuel Lees
Hebron, o., l ram.
S. w. Smith, Addison, W.T. to Charles Chap
man, Middlebury, VT, rams, from L. p
Clark flock and from s. w. Smith.
l. II. Melick, Condor, oregon, to n. r
Baird, Arlington, oregon, IA rams.
w. w. Doud, Salisbury, VT, to C. C. Sever
Ance W.T. l3 rams.
H. Collins, Ira VT, to L. W. Wing, West
Granville, n Y, ram.
A. ii. Melick, Condor, Oregon, to n. II
Baird, Arlington, oregon, rams.
Maris & Dean, West Mansfield, o.. to Cook
Morse, Raymond, o., 2 rams.
NJ. II. Jones, Shoreham, VT, to Emily Clark
orwell, Vt, ewes, from flock OF o. C. Mar
in, from j. A. Murdoch flock and from NJ
Royce flock.
j. II. Hazen West Hartford, VT, to A. Z
Perkins, Pomfret, VT, sheep.
D. F. German, Attica, Ohio, to H. F. Ran
hall & Co, WeIser, Idaho 6 rams; to John
Rice, Attica o., ram.
S. p. Brosins Eden, o., to F. Heron, Chan
llersville, o., ram.
H. c. Brown, Whiting, VT, to Milo b. vii
hanson, Cornwall, VT, II rams.
A. 5. Harding, Pomfret, VT, to A. Z. Perkins
'omfret, VT, ewes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-21

cubic feet make one bushel of ears of
corn.
4. Multiply length by breadth, and
the product by the heigth, all in inches;
divide this by 2,73s, and the quotient will
be the number of bushels of ears. From
two-thirds to one-half of this will be the
pending on the kind and quality En-
change.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-21
CTATE OF vERMONT-District of Adj

y olson, IS.
To all persons interested in the estate of
Elue Bottum and Roswell Bottum, late OF Or
well, deceased. GREETING
By the authority of the State of Vermont,
YOU are hereby notified TO appear before the
said probate court, at the Probate ONCE In
Middfebury, in said district on the 3lst day OF
October, A. ID. 1887, at 10 O'Clock u. m. to show
cause, If any you have, why the account OF
George X. Bottum executor OF the viii OF SAID
deceased persons, should not be allowed ana
also why the residue of said estate should not
be distributed to the parties entitled thereto.
Dated at Middlebury, in said district, this
18th day OF October, a, ID. ISL
Al LYMAN L. KNAPP, Judge.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-21

Mrs. William Wright of Newcastle,
Ind, lately gave birth to four children,
and has five pairs of twins besides, making
ii children in all.